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Transit Development Plan 2017 – 2022 and 2016 Annual Report 2017 Transit Development Plan 2017 – 2022 and 2016 Annual Report Public Hearing at Everett City Council Sept. 6, 2017 Table of Contents Section Title Page I: Organization ........................................................................................ 1 II: Physical Plant ...................................................................................... 2 III: Service Characteristics ........................................................................ 2 IV: Service Connections ............................................................................ 3 V: Activities in 2016 ................................................................................. 3 VI: Proposed Action Strategies, 2017 ‐ 2022 ............................................ 4 VII: Proposed Changes, 2017‐2022 ............................................................ 8 VIII: Capital Improvement Program, 2017‐2022 ......................................... 9 IX: Operating Data, 2016 ‐ 2022 ............................................................. 10 X: Operating & Capital Revenue and Expenditures 2016‐2022 ............. 10 Appendices: ...................................................................................................... 13 Equipment, Facilities & Rolling Stock ................................................................ 14 System Map ...................................................................................................... 19 Instructions ....................................................................................................... 20 Everett Transit 2017 TDP Section I: Organization Everett Transit is a municipally owned and operated transit system. Department: Transportation Services Divisions: Transit and Motor Vehicles Transit Sections: Administration, Transportation Services, Finance, Everett Station The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Everett. The Transportation Services Director is part of the Mayor’s senior management team. The Transportation Services section encompasses daily operations and support functions to daily operations. It also includes other services to external customers such as the administration of the state‐mandated Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program. The Everett Municipal Code gives the Mayor the authority to modify service and adjust schedules. The Everett City Council has the authority to establish fares and recommend tax rates, subject to voter approval. As of January 2017, the Transit Division employed 146 full‐time equivalents allocated to the following sections: Fixed‐Route: 100 Demand Response: 37 Everett Station: 9 The Organization Chart below depicts the staffing levels and distribution for Everett Transit as of January 2016. Everett Transit 2017 TDP 1 Section II: Physical Plant Everett Transit (ET) has the following office and facility locations: Administrative Offices Maintenance Facilities North Operations Base 3201 Smith Ave., Suite 215 3227 Cedar St. 2911 California Ave. Everett, WA 98201 Everett, WA 98201 Everett, WA 98201 3225 Cedar Street Everett, WA 98201 Everett Station College Station Mall Station 3201 Smith Ave. 2200 Tower St. 1330 SE Everett Mall Way Everett, WA 98201 Everett, WA 98201 Everett, WA 98204 In addition to the administrative and maintenance facilities, Everett Transit owns and administers a regional multi‐modal transportation and employment service center known as Everett Station. Please reference the appendix for a list of Everett Transit’s equipment, facilities, and revenue vehicles. Section III: Service Characteristics As of December 31, 2016, Everett Transit provided fixed‐route service on eleven routes and corresponding paratransit service. The major route layover/destination areas are near the Everett Community College in North Everett, Everett Station, the Central Business District, and the Everett Mall in South Everett. Reference the appendix to view a system map depicting the entire Everett Transit service area. Most regular routes operate seven days per week and on holidays. Weekday service includes the Boeing Plant, the business parks, and the Mukilteo Ferry. System headways vary between 15 and 60 minutes on weekdays, 20 and 60 minutes on Saturday, and 30 and 60 minutes on Sunday. The span of service is generally from 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Everett Transit Fare Structure per Boarding (effective January 1, 2016): Fixed‐route, Full Fare ………………….……………………………………………………………….………$1.00 Fixed‐route, Youth (6‐18)…………………………………………………………………………………..….$0.75 Fixed‐route, Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP)……………………………………………….$0.25 Para Transit, ADA or age 65 and over (Demand Responsive Service)……………..….….$1.00 Note: Fixed‐route commuter fare is applicable to ET Route 70, and is equal to Community Transit’s local fare: Adult (19‐64) $2.25; Youth (6‐18) $1.50; RRFP $1. Everett Transit 2017 TDP 2 Everett Transit Fares for Monthly Passes and Ticket Books: ORCA cards may be used to load monthly passes and/or dollar value for fare payment. The cost of monthly PugetPasses associated with the ET fares are: Full Fare $36; Youth $27; an ET –only monthly pass is available for RRFP holders for $9. Fixed‐route ticket books are available only to social services agencies for either youth or full fare. Paratransit ticket books and monthly passes are available to eligible customers for use on ET paratransit vans, but are also accepted on ET fixed‐route buses. Section IV: Service Connections Everett Transit provides service to the following major destinations/areas: Everett Community College South Everett Freeway Station Everett Mall Mariner Park and Ride Naval Station Everett Social Security Office Boeing Everett Plant Everett Marina Everett Station (Park and Ride, Silver Lake Park WorkSource, Amtrak, Greyhound Forest Park and regional transit connections) Legion Park Everett Central Business District Cascade High School Everett Clinic Everett High School Mukilteo Ferry Dock Sequoia High School Providence Hospitals Everett Gospel Mission Everett Public Libraries Snohomish County Complex Everett Group Health Cooperative Merrill Creek/Hardeson Business Area Eastmont Park and Ride The Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett Keiser Permanente Medical Center WA State DSHS/Employment Security Numerous common bus stops are shared with Sound Transit, the regional system, and Community Transit, the countywide system, within our city limits. ET also connects in Mukilteo with the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system’s service between Mukilteo and Clinton. Section V: Activities in 2016 Several major activities were continued in 2016. At the regional level, staff time was dedicated to the coordination of activities with Sound Transit’s regional express transit service, Community Transit’s Swift (BRT) and local service, and with regional paratransit service providers. Resources were committed to numerous interagency committees on planning, fares, marketing, accessibility, and customer service issues for the bus routes connecting Everett with the Puget Sound region. Continued customer access to real‐time information through the Everett Transit Arrivals (ETA) program, and promoted the use of the system. The system is accessible by texting or calling in Everett Transit 2017 TDP 3 the automated system. In 2016, we had close to 90,000 texts (an increase of approximately 7,000 from 2015), and close to 409,000 calls (an increase of more than 147,000 from 2015). The August 2016 service change included the restructuring of three routes (4, 5 & 17) to improve the consistency of service in North Everett, and also the realignment of two routes (7 & 29) to improve timing efficiency of service. The initial outreach process for the service proposal was conducted in the spring, with a final plan in early summer. The final plan also included the addition of Saturday service on Route 2, and added evening trips on the new routes in North Everett. Continued participation in the Washington State Department of Transportation EIS, site selection, and pre‐design of the Mukilteo Multi‐modal station. This multi‐agency effort will lead to significantly improved bus, ferry, and train connections within the City of Mukilteo. Testing and validation of all Integrated Transit Technology systems, on fixed‐route and paratransit vehicles, continued in 2016. These systems included automatic passenger counters, automatic stop announcements, automatic vehicle locators, and mobile data terminals. The certification of the system for reporting passenger counts using the RidecheckPlus software was accepted by the National Transit Database (NTD) for federal reporting in the fall of 2016. WSDOT funding continued for the Everett in Motion project. The community‐based trip reduction program is complementing the existing Commute Trip Reduction program, and was launched late 2015. From its launch through the end of 2016, the program had more than 900 participants who logged eligible trips, and more than 1,500 total registrants. Its activities include an incentive program administered through RideshareOnline.com, advertising, staff participation in community events, and local partnerships with businesses to promote non‐ drive alone trips. In 2016, there were more than seven million non‐drive alone miles logged in the system, with savings exceeding four million pounds of carbon dioxide and more than two hundred thousand gallons of gasoline. Attended two Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Outreach events.
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